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KBo 23.97 (tlh:KBo 23.97)
CTH 639
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| Designation | KBo 23.97 |
|---|---|
| ID | tlh:KBo 23.97 |
| Language | Hittite; Hattic |
| Genre | CTH 639 |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Thesaurus Linguarum Hethaeorum digitalis (TLHdig) Beta 0.3 · CC BY 4.0
Machine draft. The right-hand column is machine English from ixmon/atf-to-english (atf-en-t5base-H, 2026-10-17), generated line by line from the transliteration. It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| Vs. I | ||
| 1 | [ | |
| 2 | ⸢{MUNUS.ME.EŠ}KAR⸣.[KID | the women of the scepter(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 3 | a-ša-an-z[i | ... they take ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 4 | {MUNUS.ME.EŠ}KAR.KID-ma-kán xx x[ ]x[ | the šakku-priestesses ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 5 | ma-aḫ-ḫa-an-ma {LÚ}UR.BAR.RA ŠAŠAḪ {UZU}ḫu-⸢ul⸣-ḫu-li(-)[ | Then the cult actor libates the hulhuli-vessel. |
| 6 | [n]a-at A-NA{LÚ}SANGA {D}ti-ti-wa-at-ti pa-a-i na-at-š[a-an | He gives it to the priest of Titiwattu, and he gives it. |
| 7 | [{MUNUS}S]ANGA {D}te-te-wa-at-ti PA-NIDINGIR-LIM ZAG.GAR.RA da-a-[i | The priestess of Tetewattu places it before the god. |
| 8 | [na]m-ma 2 {LÚ.MEŠ}UR.BAR.RA PA-NIDINGIR-LIM tar-ku-wa-an-zi {MUNUS.ME.EŠ}KAR.KI[D | Then two lion-men stand before the god; the women of the scepter |
| 9 | ⸢me-na⸣-aḫ-ḫa-an-da tar-ku-wa-an-zi GAL {MUNUS.ME.EŠ}KAR.KID {MUNUS}SANGA {D}t[e-te-wa-at-ti | They libate. The chief of the women, the priestess, Tetewatti |
| 10 | pé-ra-an-p[át ḫ]u-⸢u-ia⸣-an-te-eš nu tar-⸢ku-iš⸣-kán-zi ma-aḫ-ḫa-a[n | ... before him ... and they take ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 11 | tar-ku-wa-an-zi [zi-i]n-⸢na-an⸣-*〈〈x〉〉*-[zi | they libate, and they ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 12 | nu DUMU.MUNUS šu-up-pé-ša-[ra-a]š ŠA{D}ti-⸢ti-wa⸣-at-ti TÚG SA₅ IŠ-T[U | And the daughter of the šuppašara-offering, Tiwattu, the red garment, from |
| 13 | kar-ap-pa-an ḫar-zi ⸢A⸣-NATÚG SA₅-ma-aš-ša-an še-er x a-n[u-wa-aš- | ... he places it on the hearth; he takes the red sash, ... the ... |
| 14 | ki-it-ta-ri nu-uš-ma-ša-aš pé-ra-an ḫu-u-ia-an-za EGIR-a[n? | And he places it before the ḫuiyanza-vessel. |
| 15 | {MUNUS}SANGA-ša ŠA{D}te-te-wa-at-ti GAL {MUNUS.ME.EŠ}KAR.KID {MUNUS.ME.EŠ}KAR.KI[D | The priestess, Tetewattu, the chief of the karkku-priestesses, the kurkid women, |
| 16 | i-ia-an-da-ri pé-ra-an-na-aš-ma-aš 2 {LÚ.ME.EŠ}UR.BAR.RA ḫu-u-⸢ia⸣-[an-te-eš | ... and before them, two lioness ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 17 | nu-uš-ma-aš pé-ra-an ar-ḫa pár-aḫ-ḫi-iš-kán-zi na-⸢at⸣ [ | And then they go back and forth, and ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 18 | I-NAKI.LAM kat-ta a-⸢ra⸣-an-zi nu xx x x[ | They take the ... and ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 19 | EGIR.KASKAL-NI EGIR-pa-at xx EGIR-pa [ | Afterwards, afterwards, ... afterwards ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 20 | la-a-i-ia-a wa-a ku-un-na-⸢li⸣ wa-⸢a⸣ [ | |
| 21 | la-a-i-ia-a wa-a ku-un-na-⸢li⸣ | |
| 21 | k[at-ta-an | ... he holds.(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 22 | ma-aḫ-ḫa-an-ma-at-kán KÁ.GAL a-[ | And the gate ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 23 | {SI}ša-〈〈ku〉〉-wa-a-tar pa-ra-a-i x [ | He breaks the šakuwara-stone ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 24 | nu A-NAGAL DUMU{MEŠ}.É.G[AL | and the chief of the palace servants(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 25 | GAL DUMU{MEŠ}.É.GAL-ma a-[ | The chief palace servant ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 26 | [{MUNUS}S]ANGA {D}ti-ti-w[a-at-ti | The priestess of Tiwattu(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 27 | [ ] ⸢ar⸣-ḫa x[ | ... in the courtyard ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 28 | [ ]x[ | |
| Rs. | ||
| 1′ | [ ]x-UT?-⸢TA-ŠU?⸣ [ | ... his ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 2′ | [ ] {MUNUS.MEŠ}KAR.KID-ia-aš-ši [ | ... the suckling women ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 3′ | [ ]x ⸢{MUNUS⸣.MEŠ}KAR.KID pa-ri-ia-an x[ | ... the šakku-priestess goes ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 4′ | [ me-n]a-⸢aḫ⸣-ḫa-an-da {URU}ḫa-at-te-li š[a?- | ... he goes to Ḫatteli ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 5′ | [ t]a-ba-ar-na *ka-a-at-te* kur-*ku*-pí-i[n | |
| 6′ | [ t]i-ti-wa-at-ti we-te-e-el ta-li-iš-d[u-uš | |
| 7′ | [t]i?-du-ú-i pu-ul-pu-ul-li du-wa-wu-ru-u[n? | |
| 8′ | da-nu-uš-du-uš ta-ḫé-el-la ú-un-tu-ú-i x[ | |
| 9′ | ú-un-du-uk ta-ap-wa-wi ta-ti-wa-at-ti ḫa-[ | |
| 10′ | mu-uš-ḫu-il-*ta*-al tu-un-tu-up-ti-el-la pu-u?-[ | |
| 11′ | ka-at-ti wu-u-ru ḫu-wa-a-ši-wa ka-at-te x[ | |
| 12′ | ga-am-nu-ú te-eš-ta ḫu-ul-la-an te-eš-wa-aš-ḫu-u-[ | |
| 13′ | wu-u-ru-ḫu-wa-aš-ši-wa ka-at-te u-up-wa-ku-u-ia [ | |
| 14′ | EGIR-pa IT-TI{LÚ}a-ra-a-aš-ša-aš ti-ia-an-zi a-pí-x[ | Afterwards, they go to the Aramaeans.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 15′ | kat-ta-an ki-iš-ša-an a-ar-ku-wa-a-an-zi | Afterwards they drink. |
| 15′ | a-i-ku-u-[ia | |
| 16′ | pa-la ki-ša-az-zi-el | |
| 16′ | na-at-kán KÁ.GAL-aš kat-[ta | And the gate below ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 17′ | nu EGIR.KASKAL-NI QA-TAM-MA SÌR-RU | And afterwards, they sing together. |
| 17′ | a-i-ku-u-ia a-i-x[ | |
| 18′ | pa-la iš-ki-ia-az-zi-il === | |
| 19′ | [ ŠA{MUNUS.MEŠ}K]AR.KID SÌR{ḪI.A} QA-TI | ... the women of the cult singers perform the rites. |
| 20′ | [ {URU}]⸢KÙ?⸣.BABBAR?-TI ... | ... the city of Kubaba(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 21′ | [ ] {m}zu-wa-a DUMU {m}U.ZA | Zuwa, son of Naza(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 22′ | [ PA-NI]{m}an-gul-li IŠ-ṬUR | ... before Angulli in the courtyard ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
Sources & licences
- Thesaurus Linguarum Hethaeorum digitalis (TLHdig) Beta 0.3 · CC BY 4.0 · Müller, G., Prechel, D., Rieken, E., Schwemer, D. (2026). TLHdig Beta Version 0.3. Zenodo. doi:10.5281/zenodo.20328284
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